Media Makes

Makes that include digital formats such as photography, video, animation, audio, and music

Coloring Book Together

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Created July 7, 2017 by Algot Runeman • 2021 views • 1 examples • 7 tutorials

Conceived as a multi-part project, the CL Coloring Book offers the opportunity for participants to create all sorts of outline designs as pages which can be colored by others. During the project cycle, individual pages can be shared back and forth with others in CLMOOC (version 2017) and beyond. Along the way, we hope a bunch of design tools will be explored and explained to everybody. For example, Algot Runeman, that’s me, will use Inkscape as the design tool. Others may design with just a pencil on paper. Still others might know about a cool online tool. By exploring and… Read more »

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Collaborative Technology Playground

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Created August 13, 2016 by Kevin Hodgson • 1572 views • 0 examples • 0 tutorials

One collaborative project of the CLMOOC 2016 was the creation of a Technology Playground — an online open document where participants gathered technology used for various projects. You are invited to add to the mix, or to grab a copy of what has been shared.

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Make a curiosity conversation

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Created August 1, 2016 by Scott Glass • 2233 views • 1 examples • 2 tutorials

As a way to both connect and celebrate, conduct a Curiosity Conversation with a peer. Perhaps there is someone whose work you find inspiring or somebody who has talked about a hobby that interests you, or someone who teaches something you want to know more about. Or maybe there is a CLMOOC-er who just seems fascinating, funny, and like an all-around decent human being. Whatever attracts you to the person, make some time to connect and learn more about him or her. You can conduct this conversation via Google Hangout or Skype, or by recording a phone conversation, or even via… Read more »

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Add Layers to Images to Create New

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Created July 18, 2016 by Jan Chow • 1590 views • 0 examples • 0 tutorials

Adding a layer to an image can spice things up resulting in a new image.

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Remix a friend in honor

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Created by Karen Fasimpaur • 1812 views • 2 examples • 0 tutorials

For CLMOOC 2016 Make Cycle 2, we are reciprocating with gratitude and finding new ways to connect by reciprocating with gratitude and generosity. Inspired by Susan Watson, I am remixing the online media of various friends to honor them. I did this by scanning their various online feeds (Twitter, blogs, Flickr, FB, etc.) and gathering up pictures and quotes I feel well represent the best of these people. This make can be extended in a variety of multimedia forms. Try it, and post your examples here.

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Turn Text into Music

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Created July 17, 2016 by Kevin Hodgson • 3581 views • 0 examples • 0 tutorials

Did you ever wonder what a poem sounds like? This Make idea is all about taking text (your own, or maybe someone else’s) and turning those words into music. The P22 Music Text Composition Converter does the hard work for you, but you still have some choices — instrument voice, beats per minute, etc. How might you take this text-music idea a step further? Why not use the text-music download (it is a MIDI file, so you might have to do more conversion to MP3 via a site like Zamzar) as a soundtrack to something that goes deeper with the text?… Read more »

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Making a Political Statement

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Created March 28, 2016 by Karen Fasimpaur, Terry Elliott and Joe Dillon • 3859 views • 2 examples • 4 tutorials

A Google image search on terms like “political memes” or “election memes” provides a reading experience markedly different than opening the morning paper. This instant, biased collage of pictures is the most complex of digital footprints, still new to even the most web literate among us. Political memes show participatory culture’s take on political news and the evolving process of electing a president. According to Merriam Webster, a “meme” is “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture” Often these are images or videos that are overlayed with interpretive text and are spread… Read more »

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A Wall of Quotes

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Created November 21, 2015 by Kevin Hodgson • 2116 views • 0 examples • 0 tutorials

If you have ever dog-eared a book or used your highlighter (or highlighter app) to remember a quote of substance, then consider making a Wall of Quotes with other collaborators. One of the easiest sites to do this with is Padlet, which creates a virtual wall that anyone can add to. It allows for writing, images, and any other media you can upload or share via link.

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Geolocate your space – 2015 Make Cycle #6

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Created August 2, 2015 by Cris Constantine (@friendlymonster), Megan O’Malley (@flynnernynner), Josh Reyes, Andrew Buttermilch, Nicolette Lloyd, Martin Christiansen, National Park Service; and Kevin Hodgson (@dogtrax), Western Massachusetts Writing Project • 2820 views • 5 examples • 0 tutorials

Geolocate your space – 2015 Make Cycle #6

In this make that was a part of CLMOOC 2015, we invite you to get out of the house. That’s right. Power down that laptop, grab your sneakers or walking shoes, and head on out into the Great Outdoors and continue to explore the public spaces that surround you. You may need to bring a camera or mobile device with you, so we acknowledge that you might not be completely technologically untethered. This make is designed to encourage you to head outside to your local park, or greenway, or bike path, or museum, or library, or street corner, or wherever… Read more »

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Image on Image Layering

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Created July 28, 2015 by Kevin Hodgson • 2295 views • 8 examples • 0 tutorials

There are times when you might need to take part of one image and layer in another image. For the #rangerme meme project in the CLMOOC, we had a template where participants needed to layer in their own image to create themselves as honorary park rangers. Photoshop users can do this easily but many of us are not photoshopping experts. Another easier way to do this task is to use PicMonkey, a free online photo editing site. By uploading a template, and then using the erase/layer tool, you can easily place a second image on top of the first. PicMonkey… Read more »

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